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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... .. .. .. .. .. 6-4
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work ..... . .. .. .. . .. .. . 6-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ............. ........... .......... ...... 6-5
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 6-6
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-7
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-7
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-7
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-9
Filling the Tank ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 6-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..... . .. .. . .. .. 6-12
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6-13
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-14
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-19
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-25
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... ... ... ... ... ... .. 6-27
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 6-31
Manual Transmission Fluid .... . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . 6-31
Hydraulic Clutch ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. . 6-31
Cooling System (Engine) ..... . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. 6-32
Cooling System (Intercooler) ......... ..... ..... 6-33
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-34
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-38
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 6-41
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 6-41
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 6-42
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-43
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ....... ...... 6-49
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-50
Rear Axle ..... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. . 6-55
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-55
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-56
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting .... . . . . 6-56
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-56
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking
Lamps ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 6-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps .... . . . . 6-58
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-58
Windshield Replacement ....... ...... .... ..... ... 6-59
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...... ..... 6-59
Tires ............... .......... ......... ............ . 6-62
Winter Tires ....... ........... ........... ....... 6-63
Tire Sidewall Labeling .... .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. 6-64
Tire Terminology and Definitions .... .. . .. .. . .. . 6-66
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